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This week's top stories in cardiology:

1. Lipoprotein(a) levels, genes boost ischemic stroke risk
2. Could some elderly skip statins based on negative risk markers?
3. Cardiac events jump after COPD exacerbation
4. CAROLINA findings reaffirm linagliptin’s safety, free glimepiride of CV-risk stigma

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